Crazy Homeowners Association Rules

[JoeMac]

I found this interesting:

"While foreclosure is an increasingly real threat to homeowners, few expect to lose their house based on gardening infractions. But that?s exactly what happened to a Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., resident who planted too many roses on his property. After $70,000 in fees, he lost his legal battle against the HOA and ultimately lost his home to the flower debacle."

Read more about crazy HOA rules:

-------------------------------------

[norminn]

A small detail omitted in the linked article was that the HO also "regraded" the site. More to it than flowers, and it takes a good deal of fighting to get up to $70,000 in "fees". Someone was really stupid, or crazy, not to resolve the matter sooner.